The Gallery

Biography

The Gallery is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne on lead vocals, while passing down his position of guitarist to Fredrik Johansson. The album saw a more intense approach on the vocals than on Skydancer. In 2005, Century Media Records re-released The Gallery with new layouts and five cover songs as bonus tracks. The Gallery is considered a cla...

The Gallery is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne on lead vocals, while passing down his position of guitarist to Fredrik Johansson. The album saw a more intense approach on the vocals than on Skydancer. In 2005, Century Media Records re-released The Gallery with new layouts and five cover songs as bonus tracks. The Gallery is considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal, along with At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul and In Flames' The Jester Race, exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre. The album was inducted into Decibel magazine's hall of fame in its April, 2010 issue Released: November 27, 1995 Recorded: April-May 1995 (Studio Fredman) Lyrics 1. "Punish My Heaven" Stanne, Sundin, Johansson, Jivarp 4:46 2. "Silence, and the Firmament Withdrew" Stanne, Sundin, Henriksson 2:36 3. "Edenspring" Stanne, Sundin, Johansson 4:30 4. "The Dividing Line" Stanne, Sundin, Johansson, Jivarp 5:01 5. "The Gallery" Stanne, Sundin, Henriksson 4:07 6. "The One Brooding Warning" Stanne, Sundin, Johansson, Henriksson 4:14 7. "Midway Through Infinity" Stanne, Sundin, Johansson, Henriksson, Jivarp3:30 8. "Lethe" Sundin, Henriksson 4:42 9. "The Emptiness from Which I Fed" Stanne, Sundin, Henriksson 5:43 10. "Mine Is the Grandeur..." (instrumental) Sundin, Johansson, Henriksson 2:26 11. "...of Melancholy Burning" Stanne, Henriksson 6:16 Reissue Tracks: 12. "Bringer of Torture" (Kreator cover) 2:20 13. "Sacred Reich" (Sacred Reich cover) 3:12 14. "22 Acacia Avenue" (Iron Maiden cover) 6:05 15. "Lady in Black" (Mercyful Fate cover) 4:22 16. "My Friend of Misery" (Metallica cover) 5:25 Album artists: * Mikael Stanne − vocals * Niklas Sundin − Guitar * Fredrik Johansson − Guitar * Martin Henriksson − Bass guitar * Anders Jivarp − Drum kit Guests: * Eva-Marie Larsson - vocals on the songs The Gallery, Lethe and ...of Melancholy Burning. * Kristian Wåhlin - Album cover Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.